The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-20
EXPRESSIONS OF THE STATE PRESS.


What do we hold the elections for If man
has to &c into court to get eiected2 Think it
would be better TO either abolish the election or
the court.-Lafayette Courier.
Col. r. s. Robertson, of Fort Wayne. will be
the next Governor of Indiana Mark the nre,
diction, The voice of the people will be SO loud
that no usurper will be present TO contest his
rishts.-Xenia Journal.
If ever act or proceedings were calculated to
incta the hittereat remark and deepest hatred OF
the political party resortng to IT, the part played
by the Democracy OF Indiana In the Lieutenant-
governor contest is that one-Seymour Repub-
liean.
During the CAMPAIGN the Democracy denied
that the present Democratic administration had
run the State in debt Governor Gray, liz Ills
be- increased money borrowed. How is shatf
-Shelbyville Republican.
Mr.. Turpie once we'll known, in these
parts under name suggested by the initials d.
D., but in these later days, distance has lent to
the view OF him. He is man of ability but his
partisansm is exceedingly bgoted, INSCRIPTIONS
and messy backed. --Logansport Journal
II the Democrats in the State Senate succeed
in defrauding Colonel Robertson out of the
lieutenant covernorship, they will bring him for
ward as the most prominent candidate for Gov
ernor in 1888. Truth crushed to earth will
rise again. and its rising will be the downfall
of the hulk of Democracy. County
Vidette.
The nomination of any man but General Har-
rison for the United States Senate would have
surprised any Republican in the State. Senator
Harrison is the only man that ehould be consid-
ered. And to think that Dave Turpie, the man
who could not find time to Investigate election
frauds may succeed him, makes every honest
mans blood boil.-Elkhart Review.
The action of the Republican caucus By nomi-
mating General Harrison by reclamation for
United States Senator, will meet with the APP
proval, not only of every Republican in the
State. but in the United States. He is as nearlt
q leader of the Senate as any other member Of
1t. and more than that, the country needs a few
such generals as Harrison and Eawley ia that
ody.-South Bend Tribune.
Such man las Turpie1 before the people
would be beaten by more than score Of thou
sands of their votes. He is opposed by soldier
and patriot q gentleman, and respectable
politician who is Endorsed substantially by d
popular majority of 10000 votes. Surely one
such case as this is enough to outweigh all th1
arguments in favor of the present method Of
electing United States Senators.-Logansport
Journal.
A partisan judiciary is An abomination Of
denominations. The Green Smith greasers in our
Legislature and in the Democratic party of the
State, are again seeking the prostitution OF
courts to partisan and extra judicial uses. Will
they succeed or has the better time dawned
wherein the judiciary will rise above Mexican
partisanism, and stand in dignity upon the high
and proper ground OF its CO ordinate powersI
-Logansport Journal
Judge Turnie, the Democratic nominee for
United States Senator, is the man who defended
Joseph c. Mackin, the Chicago ballot thief, and
who, az United States district attorney, refused
or failed to present the evidence relative to the
election scoundrelisrn in Indiana to the federal
| grand jury. He has earned by his acts the hoR-
ors conferred upon him by his Democratic
| friends He suits them to q queens taste
| Charlottesville Journal.
| General Harrison is entitled to An election to
the United States Senate by virtue of tho heroic
| fight he made for office 10 the late campaign,
| The Republican members should stick to him a
long there is hope of success but IL 1t shOuid
appear that General Harrison cannot possibly b
elected, and that some other good Republican
| may no one would be quicker than Harrison to
concur in the Observation-Disclosures Courier
We contend that the United States senatorial
| question has nothing whatever to do with the
| seating or unseating Of Mr. Meacher or any
other member of the Legislature. If he was
| not eligible he should have been unseated as h4
| was, and those who attempt to excuse an illegal
act by claiming that the consequence Of this act
will change the com plexion OF the Legislature.
will find it extremely difficult to face the peoee
of Indiana successfully. Right Is right, and
can wrong no man. "-Elkhart Review.
Every Democratic paper in the State during
the campaign howled as to how vote for Re
| publican member of the Legislature was vote
to return Harrison, and In spite of the most in.
famous gerrymandsr, by which the Democrats
hoped 20 have from thirty to forty majority on
joint ballot. the Republicans won. The obstruc.
tionists are now endeavoring by the most deepic-
able methods to defeat the will Of the people as
expressed at the ballot-box, but in this we have
faith that they will also faii.-Huntipgton Her
aid.
Judge Ayres practically decides that there was no
vacancy in the Office of Lieutenant governor to b
filled by popular election last November Bend
| Times.
He also practically decides that when tho
Democratic Governor Of Indiana and the Deu1d-
cratic Attorney general of Indiana decided that
there was vacancy. and ordered an election
they made asses Of themselves. and that such
papers as the South Bend Times. the Plymouth
Democrat and many others didn't know what
they were talking about when thew declared the
election OF Robertson all right.-Goshen Times
Whatever the decision Of the courts may be as
to the question of vacancy in the office Of
Lieutenant-goveruor. and the validity of COL
Robertsons election thereto, the Democratic
leaders in Indiana stand before the country in /
most contemplate attitude They brought OF
the trouble If their action was in good faith.
then they should abide the result, being in honoj
| estopped from claiming the benefit of any
technicality. If their action was not in good
faith, they stand convicted Of revolutionary
scheming in the interest Of certain candidates.
and then playing the baby act when defeated ID
their schemes Their course is morally indie
fensible either way.-Kokomo Gazette Tribune.
The Democratic jawsmiths who ara busly en-
gagged in depicting the alleged terrible vengeance
which the Knights Of Labor will wreak upon the
, Republicans for unseating Cornelius Meaghcr
the Democratic Representative from Vigo coun
", Insult the luLelIlgenco OF every la0oring mar
by their arguments The Knights of Labor. al
individuals and as an organization, do not pre-
tend TO set themselves above the law and wher
1t became generally known throughout the State
that Neasher was ineligible there WAS a unani
nous protest against his attempt to shield him
self with the cloak of the order. That Meaghe,
was clearly ineligible cannot be contradictAd bJ
any lawyer, be he Democrat Republican
Fort Wayne Gazette.
] The attempt of one Smith to usurp power and
\ az set inns all mn n of
| most fagtous of any occurring withis
our borders His course is that of an Anarchist